Murder map: Deadliest U.S. cities

Murder in America

In America's urban centers, 3,081 people were murdered in the first half of 2017, according to the Major Cities Chiefs Association Violent Crimes Survey. That's up from 2,994 people for the same period in 2016.

Here are murder rates in 61 cities and major urban centers across the U.S. for the first half of 2017. The rates are calculated per 100,000 residents, based on the most recent population data for each city.

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60. Nassau County, New York

The murder rate in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, is 0.2 per 100,000 people. Three people were murdered between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2017.

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59. Fairfax, Virginia

The murder rate in Fairfax is 0.8 per 100,000 people.

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57 (TIE). Montgomery County, Maryland

The murder rate in Montgomery County is 0.9 per 100,000. This is unchanged from the same period last year.

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57 (TIE). Suffolk County, New York

The murder rate in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, is also 0.9.

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56. Salt Lake City, Utah

The murder rate in Salt Lake City is 1.0 per 100,000 residents.

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54 (TIE). Austin, Texas

The murder rate in Austin is 1.2 per 100,000 people.

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54 (TIE). San Diego, California

The murder rate in San Diego is also 1.2 per 100,000. Seventeen people were murdered there in the first half of 2017.

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53. Seattle, Washington

The murder rate in Seattle is 1.3 per 100,000 residents.

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51 (TIE). San Jose, California

The murder rate in San Jose is 1.5 per 100,000. It is down 67 percent from the same time last year.

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51 (TIE). New York, New York

The murder rate in New York City is also 1.5 per 100,000 residents.

The number of murders in the city in the first half of 2017 — 132 — was provided to CBS News by the New York Police Department; the Major Cities Chiefs Association Violent Crimes Survey did not include New York.

The NYPD says the city's murder rate is down 17 percent and on pace to hit a historic low for the year.

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49 (TIE). Mesa, Arizona

The murder rate in Mesa is 1.9 per 100,000.

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49 (TIE). El Paso, Texas

The murder rate in El Paso is also 1.9 per 100,000.

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48. Long Beach, California

The murder rate in Long Beach is also 2.3 per 100,000 people.

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47. Virginia Beach, Virginia

The murder rate in Virginia Beach is 2.4 per 100,000.

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46. Boston, Massachusetts

The murder rate in Boston is 3.0 per 100,000. Twenty people were murdered in that city in the first half of 2017.

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45. Omaha, Nebraska

The murder rate in Omaha is 3.1 per 100,000.

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44. Los Angeles, California

The murder rate in Los Angeles is 3.5 per 100,000. In the first half of 2017, 141 people were murdered in that city.

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43. Tuscon, Arizona

The murder rate in Tuscon is 3.8 per 100,000.

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42. San Francisco, California

The murder rate in San Francisco is 3.9 per 100,000. Thirty-four people were murdered in that city in the first half of 2017.

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40 (TIE). Denver, Colorado

The murder rate in Denver is 4.0 per 100,000. That's an increase of 30 percent compared with the same timespan last year.

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40 (TIE). Honolulu, Hawaii

The murder rate in Honolulu is also 4.0 per 100,000.

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39. San Antonio, Texas

The murder rate in San Antonio is 4.1 per 100,000.

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37 (TIE). Phoenix, Arizona

The murder rate in Phoenix is also 4.3 per 100,000. The Phoenix Police Department released the data to CBS News.

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37 (TIE). Prince George's County, Maryland

The murder rate in Prince George's County is 4.3 per 100,000.

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36. Fort Worth, Texas

The murder rate in Fort Worth is 4.6 per 100,000.

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35. Wichita, Kansas

The murder rate in Wichita is 4.9 per 100,000.

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33 (TIE). Aurora, Colorado

The murder rate in Aurora, outside Denver, is 5.0 per 100,000.

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33 (TIE). Tampa, Florida

The murder rate in Tampa is also 5.0 per 100,000.

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32. Orlando, Florida

The murder rate in Orlando is 5.1 per 100,000.

The rate is down 379 percent from the period last year, when the toll included 49 people killed in the attack at the Pulse nightclub.

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31. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The murder rate in Oklahoma City is 5.5 per 100,000.

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28 (TIE). Houston, Texas

The murder rate in Houston is 5.6 per 100,000. That's a 23 percent decrease from the same time last year. In the first half of 2017, 128 people were murdered in the city.

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28 (TIE). Dekalb County, Georgia

The murder rate in Dekalb County, part of the Atlanta metro area, is also 5.6 per 100,000.

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28 (TIE). Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina

The murder rate in Charlotte-Mecklenburg is also 5.6 per 100,000. The rate nearly doubled compared with the same time last year.

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26 (TIE). Albuquerque, New Mexico

The murder rate in Albuquerque is 5.7 per 100,000 -- the same as this time last year.

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26 (TIE). Miami, Florida

The murder rate in Miami is 5.7 per 100,000.

The number of people murdered in that city in the first half of 2017 — 26 — was confirmed by the Miami Police Department because the city was not included in the Major Cities Chiefs Association Violent Crimes Survey.

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25. Dallas, Texas

The murder rate in Dallas is 6.3 per 100,000. It is unchanged compared with the same period last year.

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23 (TIE). Fresno, California

The murder rate in Fresno is 6.7 per 100,000. It nearly doubled compared with the same period last year.

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23 (TIE). Indianapolis, Indiana

The murder rate in Indianapolis is also 6.7 per 100,000.

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22. Jacksonville, Florida

The murder rate in Jacksonville is 7.3 per 100,000.

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21. Columbus, Ohio

The murder rate in Columbus is 7.7 per 100,000. Sixty-six people were murdered in that city in the first half of 2017.

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20. Atlanta, Georgia

The murder rate in Atlanta is 7.8 per 100,000 people. Thirty-seven people were murdered in the city in the first half of 2017. That's down 51 percent compared with the same timespan last year.

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19. Nashville, Tennessee

The murder rate in Nashville is 8.0 per 100,000. That's a 36 percent increase compared with the first half of 2016.

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17 (TIE). Washington, D.C.

The murder rate in Washington, D.C., is 8.1 per 100,000. Fifty-five people were murdered in that city in the first half of 2017.

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17 (TIE). Oakland, California

The murder rate in Oakland is also 8.1 per 100,000.

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16. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The murder rate in Pittsburgh is 8.6 per 100,000.

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15. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The murder rate in Milwaukee is 9.2 per 100,000. The rate went unchanged compared with the same timespan last year.

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14. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The murder rate in Philadelphia is 9.9 per 100,000. In the first half of 2017, 156 people were murdered in Philly.

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13. Newark, New Jersey

The murder rate in Newark is 10.3 per 100,000. The rate is down more than 50 percent compared with the same period last year.

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12. Tulsa, Oklahoma

The murder rate in Tulsa is 10.7 per 100,000. The rate increased by 35 percent compared with the same timespan last year.

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11. Louisville, Kentucky

The murder rate in Louisville is 10.8 per 100,000.

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10. Las Vegas, Nevada

The murder rate in Las Vegas is 10.9 per 100,000. Sixty nine people were murdered in that city in the first half of 2017. This number does not reflect the 58 people who were killed at a concert by a gunman in October.

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9. Cincinnati, Ohio

The murder rate in Cincinnati is 11.0 per 100,000. The rate went unchanged compared with the same timespan last year.

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8. Chicago, Illinois

The murder rate in Chicago is 12.1 per 100,000.

In the first half of 2017, 328 people were murdered -- four more victims than the same period last year.

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7. Memphis, Tennessee

The murder rate in Memphis is 12.7 per 100,000.

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6. Kansas City, Kansas

The murder rate in Kansas City is 14.1 per 100,000 residents.

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5. Cleveland, Ohio

The murder rate in Cleveland is 14.5 per 100,000.

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4. Detroit, Michigan

The murder rate in Detroit is 20.2 per 100,000. In the first half of 2017, 136 people were murdered in that city.

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3. New Orleans, Louisiana

The murder rate in New Orleans is 24.5 per 100,000. Ninety-six people were murdered in the city in the first half of 2017, and the murder rate jumped by nearly 30 percent compared with the same timespan last year.

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2. Baltimore, Maryland

The murder rate in Baltimore is 27.3 per 100,000. In the first half of 2017, 170 people were murdered in that city. In the first half of 2016, 137 people were murdered there.

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1. St. Louis, Missouri

The murder rate in St. Louis is 29.1 per 100,000 -- the highest of all the cities included in the police chiefs' data. Ninety-two people were murdered in that city in the first half of 2017.